{
    "term": "add",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "add",
            "heSheIt": "adds"
        },
        "pastSimple": "added",
        "pastParticiple": "added",
        "ingForm": "adding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to put something together with something else so as to increase the size, number, amount, etc.",
            "sensetop": "add somethingadd something to something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Next add the flour.",
                    "contextForm": "add something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The juice contains no added sugar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As an **added bonus**, the book includes many black-and-white photographs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Melt the butter, then add the onion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan has the added *(= extra)* advantage of bringing employment to rural areas."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shall I add your name to the list?",
                    "contextForm": "add something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are looking at ways to **add** further **value** to their products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are a number of ways to **add emphasis** to words on a web page."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A new wing was added to the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to put numbers or amounts together to get a total",
            "sensetop": "add A to Badd A and B together",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He knew how to **add and subtract**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Add 9 to the total.",
                    "contextForm": "add A to B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure.",
                    "contextForm": "add A and B together"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to say something more; to make a further remark",
            "sensetop": "+ speechadd something to somethingadd somethingadd that…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘And don't be late,’ she added.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have nothing to add to my earlier statement.",
                    "contextForm": "add something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you have anything to add?",
                    "contextForm": "add something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He added that they would return a week later.",
                    "contextForm": "add that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘The hotel is child-friendly,’ she said, adding that special rates apply to children."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["hastily", "hurriedly", "quickly"],
                "verb + add": ["hasten to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to give a particular quality to an event, a situation, etc.",
            "sensetop": "add something (to something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Easter Festival **added a** new **dimension** to Salzburg's musical life."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to introduce another fact that helps to emphasize a point you have already made",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Add to this the excellent service and you can see why it's the most popular hotel on the island."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only 300 people came to the match and, to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/æd/",
                "audio": "ad/add/add__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ædz/",
                "audio": "ad/add/adds__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈædɪd/",
                "audio": "ad/add/added__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈædɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/add/adding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/æd/",
                "audio": "ad/add/add__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ædz/",
                "audio": "ad/add/adds__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈædɪd/",
                "audio": "ad/add/added__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈædɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ad/add/adding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin addere, from ad- ‘to’ + the base of dare ‘put’."
}